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#
# Snaarpy: Guitar chord parser and formatter
# Copyright (C) 2009 Alberto Gonzalez
#
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##

'''
Base plugin for file output
'''

import logging
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

from snaarpy import SnaarpyPlugin
from snaarpy.model import ModelVisitor

class OutputFileWriter(ModelVisitor):
    """
    Base abstract class for all output file formats.
    
    Must provide the following attributes:
    
      extension
      
    Must provide the following methods:
    
      beginOutput()
      endOutput()
    """
    
    def __init__(self, outname):
        self.out_name = outname
    
    __metaclass__ = SnaarpyPlugin
